Ground Beef Stroganoff

Ok let me just start off by saying the ONLY interaction I've ever had with ground beef stroganoff is via a box...yes I can admit it!! I have only ever made it with the help of a box, I hang my head in shame! Until now!! I stumbled upon this simply amazing recipe while avoiding the housework...Pinterest is helpful in that aspect also! But anyways I digress...this recipe comes from the wonderful people at Everything in Moderation

http://moderationrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/10/fast-and-furious-friday-ground-beef.html

Now I know I've been raving about all the recipes I've tried so far but I'm telling y'all something...this recipe is extremely easy and very tasty...

 

 

Simple ingredients that once again can be found at any grocery store and you need a big skillet because this recipe makes a lot!

 

 

 

 

From start to finish this meal took me 35 mins to make..its perfect for those busy nights or even a Sunday dinner. This meal fed 4 of us and we still have left overs. And of course the guys in my house give it 2 very happy thumbs up! Enjoy!!!

Slow Cooker Country Ribs

Who loves barbequed ribs but hates having to get the grill ready, partly boil the ribs, and walk back and forth to make sure the ribs are cooked and not burnt?? ME!!!

I found the perfect barbequed country rib recipe and it only has FOUR...yep four ingredients and it's super easy to prepare. Great for a Sunday dinner or just a "I don't want to turn on the oven or grill" nights..it comes from The Peaceful Mom blog and it is fabulous!!

http://thepeacefulmom.com/2011/06/23/recipe-repost-crock-pot-country-style-ribs/

This is all you need..country ribs( I picked mine up from Walmart), liquid smoke, season salt and barbeque sauce(any kind) and ohh yea a little bit of olive oil. And you are my dear are set!

It's pretty simple, I started this around 9am and it took me maybe 10 mins to brown the ribs, toss them in the slow cooker with the liquid smoke and barbeque sauce and then I set my slow cooker for 8 hrs and just left it alone. Now my husband decided at one point to crack the lid so he could let the smells "waft" around the house.

 

I served it with steam mixed vegetables and a roll. This brought my guys to the table pretty quick and sent them  back for seconds. You only need a fork and you're set!! Enjoy

Chicken Ranch Tacos

Tuesday night's dinner was another pretty simple dinner..my family loves tacos, fajitas and so forth. If we can put it on a tortilla we're pretty happy people! I can admit it! And this recipe fits the bills fabulously! And aside from your tacos fixins this recipe has THREE, yes three ingredients!!
This recipe comes from the Do You Smell That?

http://pedersenfood.blogspot.ca/2011/05/chicken-ranch-tacos.html#sthash.8nSAHesL.dpuf

Check it out!! Chicken, chicken taco seasoning and ranch dressing!! That's it and of course the yummy fixins...lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, salsa and so forth, the sky's the limit on taco toppings.

 

 

I can't say enough about this recipe! It is super easy, very tasty and just a great staple in anyone's weekly menus. The guys absolutely LOVE this dinner and actually went back for seconds and thirds. I'm sure if I had let them they would of been licking the pan!

Creamy Tomato Soup

So I'm a bit behind...I made this tomato soup on Monday. Monday's are always a busy day in my house. My 15yr old has boy scouts shortly after getting home from school so I'm always looking for simple recipes that I can either throw in my slow cooker or a soup.  This recipe comes once again from our friends at Damn Delicious.

 http://damndelicious.net/2012/11/25/creamy-tomato-soup-with-grilled-cheese-croutons/

I love the fact that all the ingredient's were super easy to find and pretty much are staples in most pantries, mine included.

 

 

 

As you can see not to many ingredients.

 

 

I have decided that next time I won't be using to many onions..we aren't onion people and even using a half an onion the soup still has a bit of an onion taste so my next venture I will be using maybe using a 1/4 of an onion.

 

I don't have the high speed blender(yet) and so I had to use my food processor to blend the soup up. Which left it a tiny bit chunky. But still very good!

 

 

All in all this soup is really tasty, very flavorful and perfect for a busy Scout night. My guys give it to thumbs up!

 

Slow Cooker Butter Chicken

Today's Pinterest Pinned Recipe is from the amazing people at Damn Delicious... http://damndelicious.net/2014/03/14/slow-cooker-butter-chicken/

Let me tell y'all what...this meal is amazing and the smells that come out from this meal just rocked my world! It took me a bit of time to find a few of the ingredients especially the garma masala, which I found at Publix after a bit of searching. For those that don't know what garma masala(Hindi for Hot Mixture of Spices) is, it is a wonderful blend of 6 different spices that include turmeric, black and white peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon, cumin seeds and cardamom pods.

This recipe does involves some pretty simple ingredients, to include coconut milk, curry, onion, chicken and so forth and your crockpot...now I do recommend that you serve this meal at the appointed time 5 hrs and 15 mins or close to it, don't go see a movie that it is 2hrs long 30 mins away(yea I did that).

Also make sure you taste it from time to time to make sure you have enough salt and pepper, I found this out the hard way. I under seasoned a bit so next time I'll make sure I season it better.  We served this tasty dish with jasmine rice infused with coriander, mustard seeds and cumin which just added the right touch and topped it with cilantro.

My husband and son give this recipe 2 very enthusiastic thumbs up and it will be a recipe that finds its way onto our weekly menus more often.


Tomorrow is homemade tomato soup with grilled cheese croutons.

Lemon Chicken Fettuccine

Today's 1st recipe has been pinned 7,351 times...and let me tell you it is so worth it!!

It was brought to us by the wonderful people at diethood.com and I was completely impressed by the ease of using 1 pan and the quick cooking time.

So here is my take on the very yummy recipe...

 http://diethood.com/lemon-chicken-fettuccine/


First off I made this with ingredients I could find at my local Walmart and living in a rather small town when things are out you improvise. I wasn't able to find the recommended Olive Oil, which I will find even if I have to order but having said that I used an extra virgin Olive oil that can be found in any store. I also had to replace the grape tomatoes with roma tomatoes that I diced up. But even with those minor changes it was still an amazing dish and will be a staple in our household. I can see why it's been pinned over 7,000 times. Thank you from our friends at diethood.com and I will be looking at more of y'alls recipes.

 

 

Day 1...the idea

So I decided to do this simply for fun...I love seeing all the wonderful recipes on Pinterest so I'm going to try to recreate a whole year of fabulous recipes. And y'all get to see my successes and my failures...to include pictures! And of course if y'all find any great recipes for me to try send them on to me. My 15yr old son and husband will be my tasters, poor guys!!! 

Tomorrow's dinner is a Lemon Chicken Fettuccine with salad....wish me luck!